"Hurry! Hurry! "
At the same time, Sienna and Viscount Anru were desperately kicking their horses' bellies as they ran out of the forest.
Their troops were stretched thin by the trees and could not form a proper formation at all. However, no one had the time to care about the so-called 'honor guard' because there were more than twenty Wolf Riders chasing after them!
Although they were careful not to make a sound, the Orcs' search network was too wide. When a team of Wolf Riders discovered them, they immediately gave chase …
Although Sienna had bragged about killing a bunch of Orcs, he did not dare to fight them face to face. Seeing this, he immediately shouted "retreat" and turned his horse around. This action immediately caused the private troops to collapse without a fight. Viscount Anru, on the other hand, did not know how to fight at all. He could only grit his teeth and run with the others. However, they were not good horsemanship. They could only watch helplessly as the private troops behind them were killed by the Orcs one by one.
If this continued, no one would escape death.
However, at this moment, the sound of a horn suddenly came from afar. The next moment, the Orc Wolf Riders immediately abandoned them and turned around to run in the direction of the sound.
"What's going on …"
Panting heavily, Viscount Anru kept looking back. After three or four seconds, he finally confirmed that he was out of danger. However, as soon as his horse slowed down, Sienna, who was beside him, whipped his horse's butt —
Smack!
The charging horse almost threw Anru to the ground. He looked over in confusion, only to see Sienna growling, "Do you think it's over?! Leave now! Go back to the city! It's only safe to go back to the city! "
An Ru was no fool either. She immediately caught up to Sienna, who had not stopped at all. The two of them quickly led the sparse group out of the forest and took a detour to Pacaro City. Looking back at the hellish forest behind them, Viscount An Ru wanted to ask, "What about the others?" But when she saw that Sienna was not even looking back, she swallowed her words in the end.
Towards those nobles who used to drink and chat merrily with him, Anru did not think about "sharing weal and woe" at this moment. Only his own life mattered. Everything else was nonsense!
'Leave it to fate. I don't have the ability to save you anyway.'
That was what Viscount Anru thought.
In the forest, Catherine, who had resigned herself to fate, was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
Hiding in the tree hole didn't mean that everything was fine. The 'hunting area' was only so big. With over six hundred Orc Wolf Riders spread out, they could quickly search the entire area. This also caused the areas that the Wolf Riders patrolled to overlap. To Catherine, this' overlap 'caused her to always be able to hear the footsteps of Mount Wolves not far away. She could even hear the Orcs' happy cheers.
These noises were sometimes near and far, causing Catherine to not even dare to breathe loudly. Within dozens of minutes, she had been bitten countless times by all kinds of mosquitoes, but she, who was usually pampered and spoiled, had clenched her teeth and endured it. Desperate situations could make people collapse, but they could also make people stronger.
However, Kathlyn felt that her "toughness" had come a little too late.
His five private soldiers had already fled in all directions in the previous battle, and it was unknown how many of them had survived. Catherine's mind was in a mess. She didn't know what to think. After an unknown amount of time, the sound of rustling footsteps made her hold her breath again.
A team of ten or so Wolf Riders stopped about ten meters in front of her and began to recuperate.
Catherine's heart was in her throat. She tried her best to shrink into the tree hole, which wasn't very deep, in an attempt to hide her body. However, a Mount Wolf with a keen sense of smell suddenly turned its head and looked at her. Then, it took large strides towards her …
The gigantic wolf head was daunting to look at. The saliva dripping from it and the deep growl made Catherine's face turn pale instantly. The Wolf Cavalry Soldiers at the side noticed that something was wrong and immediately came over to check on her. Unsurprisingly … Catherine was seen clearly by the Wolf Cavalry Soldiers.
The tall Orc was shocked at first. Then, he reached out and pulled Catherine out of the tree hole. When they saw her curvaceous figure, the eyes of the Orcs around them instantly lit up. They immediately surrounded her while howling.
What happened next could already be foreseen. Catherine's heart was like dead ashes. She closed her eyes in despair. She was violently pressed to the ground. But when the group of Orcs were arguing about who should "enjoy" first, Catherine, whose ears were forced to stick to the ground, suddenly heard a dull sound of hooves.
The next moment, she saw the Orcs immediately jump onto the Mount Wolves and rush into the distance while shouting loudly. And after the sounds of fighting, two Wolf Riders ran past Catherine with faces full of fear …
"This is …"
Catherine endured the pain from the fall and stood up. She strode forward for a few dozen meters. When she finally saw the group of soldiers wearing light armor and waving their swords to kill the Orcs, the noble girl finally couldn't help but cry out and sat on the ground.
After all her tense emotions were relaxed, her body seemed to have lost its strength. She sat on the ground and watched the soldiers in front of her deal with the battlefield in an orderly manner. They executed the Mount Wolves and the injured Orcs. Then, they quickly organized and sent out scouting teams to explore in all directions.
When Catherine's existence was discovered, someone immediately came over to help her into the team. She could hear words like "still alive", "not injured", "no treatment", "no potions", and so on. Not long after, someone stuffed a water bag into her hands.
Catherine's movements were stiff as she pulled out the stopper. The cold water instantly made her sober up. She looked around and found that there were many "acquaintances" —
"Baron Coliman? Baron Nelton? "
The other party's condition was similar to Catherine's. They were covered in dust and looked extremely pathetic. When they heard someone calling their name, they turned around. They were surprised at first, but then they sighed. "Catherine? You're lucky … lucky … better than your father. "
This sentence immediately caused Catherine to freeze on the spot.
"How … my father, he —"
"Was killed by the Wolf Riders. Not only him, but most of them … If it wasn't for this team that saved us, I'm afraid everyone would have died in the hands of these guys …"
Catherine had experienced several ups and downs in her life in just an hour. She felt uncomfortable in her chest, but at this time, she could not care less about her sorrow. After trying hard to breathe a few times, she asked, "Then what should we do now? What are we doing? Should we follow the team? "
"I don't know. Sally Duke told us not to get in the way. She said … leave the rest to the soldiers."
"Sally Duke?"
Catherine turned around and looked at the clear formation of the troops in front of her. She soon saw Duke, who was dressed in white and holding a magic staff.
After hearing the news of her father's death, Catherine had become the only person in charge of the Burton Family. So, she secretly made up her mind: Even if the family was previously opposed to this Duke, from now on, she would completely reverse it!
But soon, Catherine discovered … that Sally Duke did not seem to be the leader of this team.
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